GVSU Hauenstein Center to host presentation by Rick Atkinson

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May 5, 2014 at 4:57 PMMay 5, 2014 at 4:57 PM

The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University will host a presentation by Rick Atkinson at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Eberhard Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus, 301 W. Fulton St.Atkinson, author of New York Times best-seller “Guns at Last Light: The War in Europe 1944-45,” will tell the story of D-Day from the perspective of presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and terrified riflemen. He also will discuss the cost of the global war and the effort required to secure an Allied victory.Atkinson was a Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper reporter before writing military history. He has published six books, including narrative accounts of several American wars. He wrote “The Liberation Trilogy,” which focused on the American role of liberation of World War II-era Europe, and was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing in 2010.Registration is required.For registration and more information: hauensteincenter.org.